Topic: U-District

Sketched Aug. 29, 2013 While all eyes are on the new Husky Stadium, let me draw attention to a small, but familiar, piece of the upgraded complex: the 360-pound bronze husky sculpture that has welcomed fans since 1995 and is now the centerpiece of the Dawg Pack Entrance. Did you know “Husky Spirit” is related to…

Sketched Aug. 29, 2012 Since the Tubs Sun Salon closed five years ago, its empty shell has become an eye-stopping display of graffiti in the middle of Seattle’s U District. The collective artwork, however, didn’t happen spontaneously. Taggers can thank Eric Sun, who bought the property in 2007, and his artist friends D.K. Pan and NKO…

Sketched May 31, 2012 [Click image to enlarge] When I saw the chilling surveillance stills of Wednesday’s shooting at Cafe Racer, I immediately recognized the place. I sat on those bar stools last year to sketch Jim Woodring, a local cartoonist and regular patron who would also hang out here with the “Friends of the…

Remember my sketch of the big “W” sign at the UW? (“Quiet retreat on UW campus,” April 20, 2012) A reader commented that “to install it, they tore down a beautiful 1920s gothic stone gate.” I found that hard to believe. I know there are two gothic-style columns on each side of the entrance, but…

Sketched April 10, 2012 Oh, spring at the U-Dub! The best thing about it is that you don’t have to pay tuition to enjoy it. Anyone can wander through campus, and there’s much more to see than the striking, but fleeting cherry blossoms in the Quad. This year, with the UW celebrating its 150th Anniversary (“HuskyFest” event…

Sketched Nov. 2 The U-District’s 90-year-old Neptune Theatre, which reopened as a concert and arts venue last summer, looks much the same now as it did when it was a movie house. You can still buy popcorn at the boat-shaped concession stand and admire the nautically-themed décor that includes portholes, tridents and mermaids. Once “the finest…

Sketched Jan 5, 2011, 11:30 a.m. Don’t expect Jim Woodring to start drawing on an iPad any time soon. The renowned Seattle cartoonist, whose hand-drawn, painstakingly inked comics are read by cult followers around the world, is taking old-fashioned pen-and-ink to new heights. Literally. Over the past year, Woodring has worked with local engravers, jewelers…

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Gabriel Campanario has been living and drawing in Seattle since '06. He's a Seattle Times artist, founder of Urban Sketchers nonprofit, Spaniard, husband and father. You can follow him on Twitter and Facebook.